The rupee touched a high and low of 65.91 agaisnt the greenback during the day.
On Friday, the rupee had lost 6 paise.
The relentless rise of the rupee was partially stemmed on Thursday by the intervention of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in foreign exchange markets - possibly the first such instance this year.
The rupee had revisited the near 2-month low of 60.55 per dollar earlier in the session.
The US dollar jumped in overseas market on Wednesday.
The rupee had lost 11 paise to close at 66.44 against the dollar.
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The Indian rupee tumbled in line with its Asian peers due to persistent risk-off sentiment on the back of broad dollar strength.
Indian rupee washed out initial losses against the greenback.
The RBI fixed the reference rate for the dollar at 65.2525 and for the euro at 72.1954.
Dealers attributed the rupee's fall to increased demand for the US currency from importers.
Recovering from early losses, the rupee on Friday ended marginally higher at 64.81 against the US dollar.
The domestic currency had lost 44 paise in the previous two days.
The rupee has strengthened against the American greenback by about 4.8 per cent during the past few months, while it has hit a 150-month low on November 11 against the major world currencies.
Investors are anxious over the US-China trade tension, a sharp devaluation in yuan and uncertainty over Kashmir issue.
The dollar index was trading lower by 0.03 per cent against its major global rivals today.
Weakness in euro against the dollar weighed on the rupee.
The Rupee on Thursday breached the 49-mark against the US dollar and fell by 52 paise in early trade following increased capital outflow by foreign funds due to melting stock markets.
However, foreign capital inflows into equity market restricted the rupee's fall to some extent.
The Indian rupee had lost 10 paise to close at 64 on Thursday.
Dealers said increased demand for dollar from importers mainly put pressure on the local unit but a higher opening in the domestic equity market and gains in other currencies overseas against the dollar capped the losses.
The gold prices may rebound to Rs 13,000-level in the domestic markets by June if rupee remains resilient against the US currency, experts believe. Dollar denominated gold gets cheaper when the rupee rises against the greenback.
The rupee strengthened by 13 paise to 61.67 against the US dollar at close.
Increased selling of the US dollar by exporters supported the rupee.
The rupee had shed 10 paise to close at 66.14.
Rupee weakened by 10 paise to end at 66.14 against the dollar due to month-end demand from importers and banks.
The benchmark Sensex conquered yet another milestone of 28,000 for the first time briefly before concluding at a new closing peak of 27,915.88, a rise of 55.50 points of 0.20 per cent.
A fresh demand for the US currency from importers weighed on rupee.
The Indian rupee will bounce from its record low level of close to Rs 52 against the greenback and will gain about 10 per cent in 12 months once overseas borrowings resume, Goldman Sachs has said.
The local currency had gained 10 paise to close at 63.51.
On Wednesday, the rupee ended barely steady at 64.93.
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The Indian rupee today dipped to a two-year low of 46 against the US dollar following heavy demand from importers for the greenback.
A fall in the dollar against major currencies and higher capital flows have pushed up the rupee against the greenback. "To the extent that RBI, with a view to reduce undue volatility, intervened in the foreign exchange market, such appreciation was moderated," he told Lok Sabha.
Falling for the third day, Indian rupee on Wednesday weakened by 14 paise to close at over one-week low of 62.02 against the Greenback.
Gold price is declining due to the strengthening of dollar in the wake of the US Federal Reserve's move to control rate on inflation concerns.
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The rupee firmed up by 15 paise to close at 62.36 per dollar on fresh selling by banks
The rupee had shed 9 paise to end at 64.13 on Friday.
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